Periodontal Health and Caries Prevalence Evaluation in Patients Affected by Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder related to the loss or absence of dopaminergic neurons in the brain. These deficits result in slowness of movement, tremor, rigidity, and dysfunction of behaviour. These symptoms negatively influence the patient’s capability t...
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| author | Marco Cicciù Giacomo Risitano Giuseppe Lo Giudice Ennio Bramanti |
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| description | Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder related to the loss or absence of dopaminergic neurons in the brain. These deficits result in slowness of movement, tremor, rigidity, and dysfunction of behaviour. These symptoms negatively influence the patient’s capability to carry out the daily oral hygiene manoeuvres. The aim of this work is to record the oral health condition of PD patients evaluated at the IRCSS Bonino-Puleio in Messina. The oral health of 45 consecutive PD patients (study group) with neurologic diagnosis based on United Kingdom Brain Bank Criteria has been compared with that of another 45 no PD patients of the same age (control group). The evaluation of the general oral condition was recorded underlining tooth loss, active periodontal disease, and presence of untreated caries. The frequency of untreated caries, periodontal diseases, and missing teeth of the study group was significantly higher than in control group. Based on the data results, clinicians should direct high attention to the oral hygiene of patients with PD, above all at the early stages of the caries or periodontal disease, in order to prevent serious evolution of those pathologic dental conditions that may finally result in the tooth extraction event. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dbe215d0254c4c0d8711c578afd6b67a2025-02-03T01:00:10ZengWileyParkinson's Disease2090-80832042-00802012-01-01201210.1155/2012/541908541908Periodontal Health and Caries Prevalence Evaluation in Patients Affected by Parkinson's DiseaseMarco Cicciù0Giacomo Risitano1Giuseppe Lo Giudice2Ennio Bramanti3Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina School of Dentistry, 98100 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Facilities, and Infrastructure, Guglielmo Marconi University, Rome, ItalyOdontostomatology Department, School of Dentistry, University of Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyOdontostomatology Department, School of Dentistry, University of Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyParkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder related to the loss or absence of dopaminergic neurons in the brain. These deficits result in slowness of movement, tremor, rigidity, and dysfunction of behaviour. These symptoms negatively influence the patient’s capability to carry out the daily oral hygiene manoeuvres. The aim of this work is to record the oral health condition of PD patients evaluated at the IRCSS Bonino-Puleio in Messina. The oral health of 45 consecutive PD patients (study group) with neurologic diagnosis based on United Kingdom Brain Bank Criteria has been compared with that of another 45 no PD patients of the same age (control group). The evaluation of the general oral condition was recorded underlining tooth loss, active periodontal disease, and presence of untreated caries. The frequency of untreated caries, periodontal diseases, and missing teeth of the study group was significantly higher than in control group. Based on the data results, clinicians should direct high attention to the oral hygiene of patients with PD, above all at the early stages of the caries or periodontal disease, in order to prevent serious evolution of those pathologic dental conditions that may finally result in the tooth extraction event.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/541908 |
| spellingShingle | Marco Cicciù Giacomo Risitano Giuseppe Lo Giudice Ennio Bramanti Periodontal Health and Caries Prevalence Evaluation in Patients Affected by Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's Disease |
| title | Periodontal Health and Caries Prevalence Evaluation in Patients Affected by Parkinson's Disease |
| title_full | Periodontal Health and Caries Prevalence Evaluation in Patients Affected by Parkinson's Disease |
| title_fullStr | Periodontal Health and Caries Prevalence Evaluation in Patients Affected by Parkinson's Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Periodontal Health and Caries Prevalence Evaluation in Patients Affected by Parkinson's Disease |
| title_short | Periodontal Health and Caries Prevalence Evaluation in Patients Affected by Parkinson's Disease |
| title_sort | periodontal health and caries prevalence evaluation in patients affected by parkinson s disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/541908 |
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